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Zishe Breitbart | |
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Born | Siegmund Breitbart February 22, 1893 |
Died | October 12, 1925 Berlin, Germany | (aged 32)
Known for | Strongman feats |
Siegmund Breitbart (22 February 1893 – 12 October 1925), also known popularly as Zishe or Sische Breitbart (Yiddish: זישע ברייטבאַרט), was a Polish-born circus performer, vaudeville strongman and Jewish folklore hero. He was known as the "Strongest Man in the World" and Eisenkönig ("Ironking") during the 1920s.